NEW YORK – Kenyan President William Ruto has reignited long-standing demands for Africa’s permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, echoing the position articulated 15 years ago by the late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Ruto described Africa’s exclusion from the council’s permanent membership as “unacceptable, unfair and grossly unjust.” He argued that the continent, which contributes some of the largest peacekeeping forces and bears much of the burden of global instability, deserves at least two permanent seats with veto power and two additional non-permanent seats. He warned that the UN risks irrelevance if it continues to reflect the post-World War II power structure rather than contemporary realities.
“You cannot claim to be the United Nations while disregarding the voice of 54 nations. It is not possible,” Ruto said. “Africa is no longer willing to wait on the margins of global governance while decisions about peace, security and development are made without our understanding, our perspective and our voice.
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